Old Photograph Reform Street Dundee Scotland

Old photograph of shops, people and buildings on Reform Street in Dundee, Scotland. Opened in 1832, the street was named after the Scottish Reform Act, which gave the royal burgh of Dundee a representative at the UK Parliament for the very first time. The Act revolutionized politics in Scotland, with its population of 2 million. Its old electorate was only 0.2% of the population compared to 4% in England. The Scottish electorate overnight soared from 5,000 to 65,000, or 13% of the adult men, and was no longer a private preserve for a few very rich families. The act did not substantially change the method in which the Scottish counties elected members of Parliament, though Edinburgh and Glasgow now had two Members of Parliamenmt; Aberdeen, Dundee, Greenock, Paisley and Perth one each.



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Old Photograph Emsdorf Street Lundin Links Scotland

Old photograph of cottages and houses on Emsdorf Street in Lundin Links by Lower Largo, East Neuk of Fife, Scotland. The area was part of the Lundin Estate, which William Erskine began feuing out in the early 1800s, naming it Emsdorf to honor his father's military victory.


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Old Photograph Flower Sellers Coupar Angus Scotland

Old photograph of flower sellers in Coupar Angus, Perthshire, Scotland.

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Old Photograph Altoglach Scotland

Old photograph of cottages in Altoglach near Pirnmill, Isle of Arran, Scotland.

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Old Photograph Kinglassie Scotland

Old photograph of the George Hardie shop, people, cottages and houses in Kinglassie, Fife, Scotland. This Scottish village developed during the late 19th and early 20th centuries to house mine workers. Many mine workers perished or were injured during the life of the mine. The mine was plagued by water flooding problems. The Kinglassie Pit started in 1908 and closed in 1967. Glastian of Kinglassie, also known as Glastian of MacGlastian, died in Kinglassie in 830 AD. As bishop of Fife, Saint Glastian mediated in the bloody civil war between the Picts and the Scots. When the Picts were subjugated, Glastian did much to alleviate their lot. He is the patron saint of Kinglassie.



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